Passing: Film Tie-In Edition by Nella Larsen (English) Paperback Book

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Nella Larsen's powerful classic novel on female racial identity with an introduction by Christa Holm Vogelius.

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Nella Larsen's distinctive and revealing novel about racial identity set in New York in 1929. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga and Alexander Skarsgård.Irene Redfield, married to a successful physician, enjoys a comfortable life in Harlem, New York. Reluctantly, she renews her friendship with old school friend, Clare Kendry. Clare, who like Irene is light skinned, 'passes' as white and is married to a racist white man who has no idea about Clare's racial heritage. Even though Irene knows that reigniting her friendship with Clare will lead to trouble, she can't resist allowing Irene into her world. Irene in turn wants to rekindle her bonds with the African American community of her youth. As tensions mount between friends and between couples, this taut and mesmerizing narrative spins towards an unexpected end.This edition of Passing features an introduction by writer and academic, Christa Holm Vogelius.

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Reflecting her own life in 1920s Harlem, Nella Larsen's powerful and captivating novel explores issues of racial identity, female friendship and belonging. Irene Redfield, married to a successful physician, enjoys a comfortable life in the African-American community of Harlem, New York. But when she renews her friendship with old school friend Clare Kendry, her perfect world begins to fracture. Clare, who like Irene is light skinned, traded her racial heritage for life in New York's upper classes, 'passing' as white to her racist husband. After years of pretence, Clare is determined to reconnect with her identity and Irene, despite misgivings, can't resist letting her back into the community they grew up in. As tensions mount between friends and between couples, this taut and mesmerizing narrative spins towards an unexpected end. Featuring an introduction by Christa Holm Vogelius.

Author Biography

Nella Larsen was born in Chicago in 1891 to a white Danish mother and a black West Indian father. She studied in America and Denmark and throughout her writing career she worked as a children's librarian and primarily as a nurse. In 1928 her first novel Quicksand was published to great critical acclaim. Passing was published a year later. Her marriage brought her into contact with the upper echelons of New York's black society and she became an important female voice of the Harlem Renaissance. She was the first black woman to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship for creative writing. Divorced in 1933, she spent the rest of her life working as nurse. Nella Larsen died in 1964.

Review

A fascinating inquiry into the nature of race (and a window into the Harlem Renaissance) catalyzed by a chance meeting between two childhood friends. A page-turning classic. -- Jennifer EganA tragic story rooted in inescapable facts of American life . . . Passing is the work of a highly talented and thoughtful writer -- Richard Bernstein * The New York Times *A short, easy, engaging read . . . as much as it is a revealing cultural study of the 1920s, is also incredibly relevant today. -- Lexi Nisita * Refinery 29 *A bitter, brave and astonishingly modern book. -- Tim Robey * Telegraph *Much-loved and much-studied . . . The dynamic between the pair [Irene and Clare] is dramatically limitless, an awkward, complex friendship between two women of colour both trying to survive at a time when their country is against them. -- Benjamin Lee * Guardian *Perhaps as much as anything, Passing is about victimhood, and the twisted way we sometimes claim to be the injured party to avoid the unsavory truth that some hurt is self-inflicted. -- Jessica Kiang * Variety *Passing asks who is allowed in certain spaces (and who is the gatekeeper of those spaces), and what happens when people are ejected from them, either by their own free will or an outside force . . . Larsen never set out to deliver answers; just rich, searching stories rounded in real experience. -- Kate Erbland * IndieWire *I was astounded by how haunted I was by Nella Larsen's words and world, I truly couldn't shake either. -- Tessa Thompson * Los Angeles Times *

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Nella Larsen's powerful classic novel on female racial identity with an introduction by Christa Holm Vogelius.

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A tragic story rooted in inescapable facts of American life . . . Passing is the work of a highly talented and thoughtful writer

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Nella Larsen's powerful classic novel on female racial identity with an introduction by Christa Holm Vogelius.

Details ISBN1529047978 Year 2020 ISBN-10 1529047978 ISBN-13 9781529047974 Format Paperback Publication Date 2020-10-15 Language English Imprint Picador Author Christa Holm Vogelius Publisher Pan Macmillan Short Title Passing Subtitle Film Tie-In Edition UK Release Date 2020-10-15 Audience Age 18 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 160 DEWEY 813.52 Audience General AU Release Date 2020-12-23 NZ Release Date 2020-12-23 We've got this

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